Best Startup
England, and more specifically, its vibrant capital city, London, continues to cement its reputation as a hot-bed for innovation and creativity, particularly within the digital industries. The past two years have seen the birth of an array of exciting startups within the audio industry. From empowering content creators to developing new ways of sharing and enjoying content, these startups are redefining how we interact with audio on a daily basis. Here, we take a look at ten startups, all founded in 2020 or later, that are making waves within the Audio industry in England.
Whether it’s advertising, content delivery platform, media tech, or innovative application of AI technology in music, these startups are breaking the norms and setting trends. This list includes Auddy, AMAKA Studio, Mywave, Podvine, Rize, Narration Box, Konnected, Aux: Open Music, RoEx, and Poddy. Through their work, these startups are not only demonstrating England’s vast potential for digital innovation but also its ability to lead the way in shaping the future of the audio industry.
Let’s dive in and take a closer look at these promising startups:
Auddy
Founded by Andrew Craissati, Chris Ancliff, Cliff Plumer, and Howie Singer, Auddy is addressing the problems faced by creators in navigating the fragmented yet large podcasting ecosystem. By utilising editorial input, data insights and analytics, marketing and promotional services, it helps creators to effectively market and gain audience traction. Auddy is headquartered in London, and operates within the advertising, audio, broadcasting, internet radio and podcast industry sectors.
AMAKA Studio
Co-founded by Adaora Oramah, AMAKA Studio is a Black-owned MediaTech company based in the City Of London. The studio platforms Pan-African women’s stories, providing a much-needed platform for often under-represented voices within the audio and media entertainment sector.
Mywave
Mywave, founded by Amira Sahraoui and Maryam Alfahad, brings together the worlds of audio, mobile apps, social media and wellness into an innovative platform. Mywave is headquartered in London.
Podvine
Jack Hughes and Sam Harris co-founded Podvine with a mission to combine listening and creating podcasts into a single platform. Based in London, Podvine is fast becoming a go-to platform in the audio, mobile apps, and social media sector.
Rize
Founded by Adrienne Youngman, Rize is offering a new tool for information exchange. It bridges voices in tech through bite-sized audio interactions. The London-based startup operates within audio, consumer software, music and social media sectors.
Narration Box
Narration Box is a London-based startup that collaborates within the sectors of audio, audiobooks, content creators, and speech recognition. Founded by Chetan Malhotra and Haowen Lin, Narration Box is on its way to change how we interact with the written word.
Konnected
Konnected, founded by Kehinde Yinusa, offers asynchronous audio from experts and engaged communities. Based in London, they ensure their clients feel a sense of belonging in communities that interest them. They operate in the audio, developer platform, and software sectors.
Aux: Open Music
Ben Bowler kickstarted Aux: Open Music, a startup based in London. They focus on securely storing the work of musicians and creating an environment that moves music-making and the business of music forward.
RoEx
RoEx, co-founded by David Ronan and Joshua Reiss, takes AI technology into the music industry by offering mixing services through its web platform and API. RoEx is headquartered in London and is reshaping how musicians, producers, and content creators develop content.
Poddy
Last but not the least, Cüneyt Göktürk and Erman Darıcı founded Poddy, another interesting startup from London, England. Operating in the audio, internet radio, podcast and social media industries, Poddy aims to change the way we perceive traditional radio.
